Glossary
B
BDO--battle dress overgarment
BMNT--beginning morning nautical twilight
C
C--Celsius
CAM--chemical agent monitor
CARC--chemical agent resistant coating
CB--chemical-biological
CDM--chemical downwind message
CF--correlation factor
cGy--centigray(2)
cGyph--centigray per hour
CI--combat ineffective
COA--courses of action
CONUS--continental United States
CPOG--chemical protective overgarment
CPS--Collective Protection Shelter
CUCV--Commercial Utility Cargo Vehicle
D
DAD--detailed aircraft decon
DAP--decon apparatus, portable
DED--detailed equipment decon
deg--degree(s)
DGN--degrees grid north
DMN--degrees magnetic north
DTN--degrees true north
DGZ--desired ground zero
DKIE--decontamination kit, individual equipment
DS2--decontaminating solution No. 2
DTD--detailed troop decon
E
EDM--effective downwind message
EENT--early evening nautical twilight
est--estimated
ETO--ethylene oxide
F
F--Fahrenheit
G
gal--gallon(s)
GEOREF--World Geographic Reference System
GMT--Greenwich mean time
GN--grid north
GZ--ground zero
H
H--high-test hypochlorite
HC--hexachloroethane
HMMWV--high-mobility, multi-wheeled vehicle
HOB--height of burst
hr--hour(s)
HTB--high-test bleach
hvy--heavy
I
IAW--in accordance with
ID--inside does rate
IPB--intelligence preparation of the battlefield
IPE--individual protective equipment
K
km--kilometers
kmph--kilometers per hour
KT--kiloton
L
lb--pound(s)
LDS--light decon system
LL--latent lethality
LSD--least separation distance
M
m--meter(s)
MDWIID--maximum downwind hazard distance
mech--mechanized
met--meteorological
min--minute(s)
mm--millimeter(s)
MOGAS--motor gasoline
MOPP--mission-oriented protective posture
MGN--mils grid north
MMN--mils magnetic north
MTN--mils true north
MRL--multiple rocker launcher
MSD--minimum safe distance
mtr--motorized
N
NATO--North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NBC--nuclear, biological, and chemical
NBCC--NBC center
NBCWRS--NBC warning and reporting system
NF--normalizing factor
No.--number
O
octant--one of eight world areas
OD--outside dose rate
OEG--operation exposure guidance
OPLAN--operation plan
OPORD--operation order
P
PAA--peracetic acid
PD--performance decrement
PDDE--power-driven decontaminating equipment
POL--petroleum, oils, and lubricants
Q
qt--quart
R
RES--radiation exposure status
RP--red phosphorous
S
S2--intelligence officer
S3--operations and training officer
SCPE--simplified collective-protective equipment
SG--smoke generator
SITREP--situation report
SOI--signal operating instructions
SOF--special operations forces
SOP--standing operating procedures
STANAG--NATO standardization agreement
STB--supertropical bleach
T
TF--transmission factor
TOC--tactical operations center
U
unk--unknown
US--United States of America
UT--undemanding task
UTM--universal transferse mercator
W
WP--white phosphorous
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